Generalization In The Movie Cold Water

A third generalization that foreigners make about Americans is that they are very insensitive to others. A young immigrant from W. Germany, Tina Lang, which was presented in a movie, shared a story about her classmates’ insensitivity. She knows many people in her class and most of those people who have her phone number. Once she found out that many people from her class went out without inviting her to go with them. She was very disappointed; therefore, she shared the way she felt with her friend. However, the response that she got was surprising, because her friend said that they just did not think about inviting her. Personally, I do not agree with the assumption that all Americans are insensitive, because I met many people who very compassionate and understanding. Once, I had an argument with my father before a class. I was riding a bus and thinking about our …show more content…
Yet, they are willing to share things about themselves which you do not tell to everybody in most cultures. Margarita Ferro from Colombia, which is one of the immigrants presented in the movie “Cold Water”, says that a complete stranger was sharing with her how many kind he has and how many times he got divorced. However, when it comes to making a deep connection and becoming good friends, Americans tend to immediately distant themselves. In my opinion, it is true that making friends with Americans is difficult. When I was taking a human anatomy class, I was trying to make friends with a girl that was sitting next to me. We were making conversations all the time and she told me many things about herself, such as where she lives and with who. However, when I was asking her out a few times, she always declined and said that she wants to stay at home and watch TV. I asked her why, but it seemed like she did not like my question and started to be less open to